TOUCHSTONE 3

Unit 1.  

I’m a patient person.  (adjective + noun)

I wait patiently in lines. (verb + adverb)

My friend is extremely generous.(adverb + adjective/adverb)

* She is always doing things for other people. (Describing individual habits)

Unit 2.

I have had a lot of fun on my vacation. (present perfect)

I went rafting last May. (past simple: definite time!)

* I have heard surfing is good. (Keeping the conversation going)

I have never tried it. (present perfect)

Unit 3.

Mongolia is the greatest place to go. (superlative adjectives: +est)

It’s the best country in the world. (superlative adjectives: irregular)

UB is the most interesting city in Mongolia. (superlative adjectives: most+)

Unit 4.

My parents want me to study English.  (V+O+to+V)

They help me study in the best university. (V+O+V)

I used to go to the training centers. (Past Simple: used +to+V)

I would take international exams. (Past Simple: would+V)

* I think there’s a lot of possibility to study English. (Giving opinions)

Unit 5.

-          Too much / too many; a few / a little

I do enough homework. (+noun)

I still can’t speak fluent enough. (adjective+)

Maybe I don’t listen enough.  (verb+)

Unit 6.

I will study English very well.  (future: decision)

I am going to learn new vocabulary. (future: prediction/fact)

I am taking English next Monday. (future: fixed plan)

I have my English class next week. (future: schedule)

-          Modals

I had better listen to audio files. (+V)

I ought to read English a lot. (+to+V)

I have to make an effort to be a good student. (+to+V)

I woud rather do my best. (+V)

-          Make + / do +

Unit 7.

My friend is a good student who always helps others. (Subject relative clause)

My friend is someone (who) I can trust. (Object relative clause)

We grew up in the same town. (Phrasal verbs !)

* She is a bit more easygoing than me. (Softening comments)

* I guess that’s OK in a way. (Softening comments)

Unit 8.

I wish I had more free time.

If I had more free time I would go surfing.  (Second conditional)

If I had the chance I would do something more exciting with my life. (Second conditional)

* That would be awesome. (Commenting on a possibility or a suggestion)

* If I were you I would study English every day. (Giving advice)

Unit 9.

I know what I should  do to study English. (Indirect question: question within statement)

* On the other hand, I might find some interesting people to speak English. (Giving different opinions )

- Phrasal verbs (turn on / turn off;   go away/throw away)

Unit 10.

I have been spending a lot of time on the Internet. (present perfect continuous)

I have already had my own blog. (present perfect )

I was thinking  if I had cheep Internet connection I could spend some time in chat rooms to talk about interesting stuff in English.

Unit 11.

My friend must be a genius. (modals for speculating / 100%)  =  I bet she works pretty hard. (100%)

She can’t miss her classes. = It’s not possible she can’t go to school.  (100%)

She could be one of your friends. =  It’s possible you are a friend of hers  (50-60%)

We might be feeling sad when we graduate from our university. = Maybe we are feeling sad.  (20-30%)

Unit 12.

I am interested in movies.

I think movies are very interesting.

I saw a really exciting movie yesterday.

I was not disappointed to see that movie with English subtitles.

-          Passive

This movie was given to me by my friend.  (by + Agent)

Many good reviews were written about this movie.  (to be + PII)